This whole thing is cool, but I especially like the touch of the shoelace - perfect!

This project made me giggle, because it reminded me of the house we lived in when I was a kid. The family who'd lived there previously apparently had a couple of little boys who were rich in army men, because my parents would find them everywhere after we moved in, especially in the yard. So my dad, being the joker he is, would find fun places to put them. My mom remembers opening the freezer door to get something, only to have a tiny plastic man pointing a tiny plastic gun up at her face! Ah, the memories of childhood...

And even though everyone else has said it already, way to go on sticking with the project! Ten hours? That's insane! I hope your boyfriend appreciates this as much as the rest of us do.